Locum Tenens Job Opportunity in NM for General Surgeon
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- Agency
- Weatherby Healthcare
- Location
- Gallup, NM
- Job type
- Physician
- Profession
- Physician
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
Typical pay
- Median hourly (New Mexico)
- $158
- Median weekly (40 h)
- $6,302
- Median yearly
- $327,683
Weatherby Healthcare doesn't list the pay for this job. Physician jobs in New Mexico pay a median of $158/hour; travel and locum contracts usually pay more because they add housing and travel stipends. Ask the recruiter for the exact rate when you apply.
Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Physician jobs in New Mexico right now
- 76 open Physician jobs in New Mexico from 3 agencies, 5 of them in Gallup.
- Pay in these listings: $157 – $177/hour, median $170/hour.
- Typical Physician pay in New Mexico: $158/hour ($327,683/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: GHR Healthcare ($170/hour across 7 jobs).
Job description
Get in touch with a Weatherby consultant today to learn more about this and other opportunities available now.
- Mon - Fri, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm with variable OR days and call rotation
- Clinic averages 5 - 10 patients per clinic day
- Inpatient, consults, and ED: 3 - 6 patients per day
- Hospital setting -- inpatient surgical coverage required
- OR cases: 3 - 6 per week
- Bread and butter general surgery -- laparoscopic cases approx. 96% of the time
- All diagnostic endoscopies including EGD and colonoscopies required
- Adults and pediatrics (ages 1 and older)
- Paid malpractice insurance; pre-paid travel and housing expenses
- Assignment details and time entry in online portal
- Competitive compensation
- 24-hour access to your Weatherby Healthcare consultant
- Charter member of NALTO
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